SAGINAW, MI — One of the four men accused of entering a North Side Saginaw home in December and robbing the family of Christmas presents and marijuana will stand trial on 24 felonies.

Saginaw County District Judge A.T. Frank on Thursday, Feb. 14, concluded the preliminary hearing for Gregory J. Gilyard by ruling that prosecutors showed probable cause to take him to trial in Circuit Court.

Police say Gilyard and others spoke with Christopher Mulligan, a man in his early 20s, at a nearby convenience store. The men asked Mulligan if he had any marijuana for sale, and Mulligan said he did and told the men to come to his house, police said.

Instead of arriving for a marijuana purchase, however, the men entered the home to rob Mulligan, his mother, his sister, his brother, and his brother's girlfriend, police said. As the men entered with force, Mulligan moved quickly to stand between the men and his mother, and Gilyard shot him in the stomach, police said.

Gilyard then pointed the gun at the others, and the mother and Mulligan's sister, who was 13, ran to the bathroom, police said. Gilyard fired multiple shots into the bathroom door, police said.

The men stole the family's Christmas presents as well as Mulligan's marijuana and light fixtures, Gilyard's arrest warrant alleges. The men also stole cellphones.

Mulligan was the lone witness during Gilyard's hearing. After Mulligan's testimony, Gilyard waived the remainder of the hearing, leading Frank to bind the case over for trial.

In addition to the assault and robbery charges, Gilyard also is charged with three counts of unlawful imprisonment, a single count of conspiring to commit armed robbery, and 12 counts of possessing a firearm during the commission of a felony. The assault, armed robbery, and conspiracy charges carry maximum penalties of life in prison.

Gilyard is scheduled for a Feb. 26 trial on six felonies, including armed robbery, first-degree home invasion, and conspiracy in connection with an April 27, 2010, incident at 507 N. Granger on Saginaw's West Side. He had remained free on a $30,000 or 10 percent bond since January 2012, when he was charged in the incident.